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Fall 2019 Course Information

Business Management of Horticulture Enterprises

University:

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Course Number:

HORT 888

Credit Hours:

3 credit hours - $580 per credit

Start/End Dates:

August 21, 2019 - December 15, 2019

Course Description

TTU - Principles of management, marketing, structures, and distribution for retail nursery establishments will be learned. Students will complete a nursery startup proposal.
UNL- Entrepreneurial process will be leaned and used to prepare a written business plan for a horticulture-related enterprise and presented in a PowerPoint format with voice-over narration. Basic accounting principles needed to manage a horticulture firm will be gained and used to prepare a marketing plan.

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